Lounge chair



Nov. 23, 1948. A, R01-HI 2,454,408

LOUNGE CHAIR Filed Dec. 26, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet l FINI INVENroR ALICE ROTH .ATTORNEYS gezind/rv I Nov. 23, 194s. A, RTH f y2,454,408

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ATTORNEYS Patented Nov.. 23,119.48

l LOUNGE CHAIR Alice Roth, Troy,` Ohio, assigner to The Troy Sungrille Company, Troy, Ohio, a corporation of o Application December 2.8, 1948, SerialNo. 118,445

ori-Ica for use as lawn or porch furniture. i

The particular object ofthe present inventionV -1 claim.. (ci. 15si) This invention relates to articles o! ii'irniture designed such as chairs, lounges, etc.. especially is to provide an article of furniture ofthe above mentioned type which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture but which is of strong construction and which has long life.

Still another object is to provide an article of furniture having a frame constructed of several relatively simply shaped parts so that the parts can readily be surface finished beforel iinal assembly.4

Another object oi this invention is to provide articles of furniture such as chairs or lounges adapted for being stacked together in a minimum of space.

A particular object of this invention is to construct anarticle of furniture such as a. chaise a size that it can be plated or otherwise electrolytically treated in standard processing .equipment.

These and other objects and advantages will become more apparent upon reference to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a chaise lounge constructed according t'o this invention Figure 2 is a. rear view of the lounge looking in the direction of the arrow 2 on Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing several of the lounges stacked together;

-Figure 4 is a perspective view similar to Figure 1 but with the webbing removed from the chair frame;

Figure 5 is a transverse section indicated by the line 6-5 on Figure 4 and showing more in detail the assembly of the lounge frame;

Figure 6 is a sectional view indicated by the line 6 6 on Figure '1 and showing one of the jointsY by which the frame parts are connected together:

Figure 7 is a plan section indicated by the line l-T on Figure '1 and showing one of the frame connections and the connections of the webbing strips to one of the frame members;

Figure 8 is a transverse section indicated by the line 8--8 on Figure 7 and showing more in detail the connection of the webbing to the frame member; j t

Figure 9 is a perspective view showing a supporting clip employed in connection with the ends oi the webbing;

' front rail of the lounge.

' 2 Figure i0 is a transverse section indicated by the line Ill-Il on Figure l; and

Figure 11 is a perspective view showing the manner of attaching the webbing strips toth'e A lounge according to this invention comprises a frame construction of several members, preferably tubing, and a plurality of strips of interwoven webs. The ends of the strips of webbing are adapted for being connected with theV frame members and are preferably prefabricat'ed to the proper lengths and are placed on the frame members when the lounge is finally assembled.

Referring to Figures 1, 2, 4 and 5, it will be seen that the lounge frame consists of a substantially L-shaped portion indicated at I0 which forms the back and seat part of the chair and which is formed by securing a pair of substantially U-shaped tubular members together as by the joints indicated at i2 in Figure 4.

Extending along the sides of the seat portionv is a second tubular member I4 which is turned down at the end as at I 8 to provide the front leg or support for the assembled lounge. The member I4 turns upwardly as at I8 and curves backwardly to be connected with the upright part oi the frame portion ill as at 20 and thereby provides the arm parts 22. f

A third frame portion 24'is also connected with the frame portion i 0 at 2li and extends backwardly and downwardly therefrom to iorm the rear leg or support for the assembled lounge. The member 24 also extends forwardly and parallel with the arm part 22 of the frame member i4 to give greater width to the said arm part. At

l the forward end of the arm part the member 24turns downwardly and then extends across the'underneath part of the lounge to be connected with the corresponding end of the member 24 as at 28. The members i4, and 24 are interconnected as at 28 while the member I4 ,and the frame portion lli are interconnected as by the bolts or rivets indicated at 30.' The resulting structure is light A'and rigid and each of the several parts thereof is of such a shape that it can readily be formed by bending tubing around a proper die or mandrel and, furthermore, the said Vparts are of such a size that they can readily be surface nished in standard processing apparatus such as an electroplating machine.

The connection at 20 is better illustrated in Figure 6 wherein it will be seen that the frame members I0, I4 and 24 are ,traversed by a bolt 32 and that there is preferably a spacer member I4 which. lies between the members I0 and I4,

For the sake of appearance, the end of the member. I4 has placed therein the spring cap 8B.

The Joint I2 between the two parts of the frame member I together with the adjacent connectionsv 30 between the members I0 and i4 are best seen in Figure 7. In Figure 7 it will be observed that a wooden rod 88 is inserted in the ends of the two parts of the member iii and that the bolts 40 which pass through the members i0 and I4 also pass through the wooden rod 38 to secure it in position. Thus, a single means is operable for securing the two parts of the member I0 together as well as for securing the member l0 and the member i4 together.'

The strips of webbing, which are indicated at 42, are afabric preferably formed of a strong water-resistant synthetic material such as nylon and are prefabricated by having their ends secured to metallic clips, such as that illustrated at 44 in Figure 9. The particular manner of securing the fabric to the clip is not essential to the present invention but comprises wrapping or folding the end of the webbing over the clip and hot piercing the fabric so that is welds through the aperture 4B' in the clip and thus integrally unites the clip and webbing.

The strips of webbing having thesupporting clips on the ends thereof and then secured to the frame of the lounge as indicated in Figures 7, 8,

' 10 and ll. In Figure 8 it will be observed that the webbing 42 is passed-around the frame member I0 and that the said member is apertured as at 4B to receive a rivet 50 which also passes through a hole in the clip 44. This gives substantially 270 of wrap of the4 fabric around the frame member `and provides a strong support which' prevents the webbing strips from coming loose.

At the foot of the lounge, the strips of webbing are secured to the inside oi the frame to prevent' undue abrasion of the strips. In .making the connection at the foot of the lounge the webbing is preferably wrapped around a bar 52 which is then secured to the end of the frame member i0 in the same manner as the transverse strips are connected.

Due to the construction of the lounge frames. the lounges may be nested together as shown in Figure 3 so that a number thereof can be stacked in a minimum of space. It will be observed in Figure 3 that the stacked lounges nest together so the load is carried by the frame parts thereof and so that the overlapping parts prevent the stacked articles from slipping apart.

It will be understood that this invention is susceptible to modification in order to adapt it to different usages and conditions and, accordingly, it is desired to comprehend such modifications within this invention as may fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a chaise lounge or the like; a frame portion comprising a horizontal bottom part and a rearwardly inclined back part; a first member extending down from the front of said bottom part to form a. front support and lying along and secured to the sides of said bottom part, the other end of said ilrst member extending upwardly and then rearwardly to form arms for the lounge; and. a. second member lying along and secured to the sides of said arms and extending downwardly and rearwardly therefrom to form a rear support. i

2. In a. chaise lounge or the like; a frame portion comprising a horizontal bottom part and a 4 rearwardly inclined back part; a rst member extending down from the front of said bottom part to form a front support and lying along and secured to the sides of said bottom part, the other end of said first member extending upwardly and then rearwardly to form arms for the lounge; and a, second member lying along and secured to the sides of said arms and extending downwardly and rearwardly therefrom to form a rear support. said front and rear supports and the front of said arms being inclined to nest over the corresponding parts of another lounge.

3. In a chaise lounge or the like; a frame portion comprising a horizontal bottom part and a rearwardly inclined back part; a ilrst member extending down fromthe front of said bottom part to form a front support and lying along and secured to the sides of said bottom part, the other end of said first member extending upwardly and then rearwardly to form arms forl the lounge; and a second member lyingalong and secured to the sides of said arms and extending downwardly and rearwardly therefrom to form a rear support. said front and rear supports and the front of said arms being inclined to nest over the corresponding part of another lounge; and a. plurality of strips of interlaced webbing carried by said frame portion and secured thereto. v

4. In a chaise lounge or the like; a frame portion comprising a horizontal bottom part and a rearwardly inclined back part; Aa first member extending down from the front of said'bottom part to form a front support and lying' along and secured to the sides of said bottom part. the other end of said iirst member extending upwardly and then rearwardly to form arms for the lounge and being secured to the back part; and a second member lying along and secured to the sides of said arms and extending downwardly and rearwardly therefrom to form a rear support. the ends oi said second member at the forward ends of said arms extending across beneath said bottom part and being secured together.

5. In a chaise lounge or the like; a frame portion comprising a horizontal bottom portion and a shorter back portion inclined upwardly and rearwardly from one end of said bottom portion; a plurality of strips of interlaced webbing extending from side to side and end to end of said frame portion to form bottom and back coverings; and leg and arm means for said lounge comprising a first tubular member lying along the sides of said bottom part and being bent down at the front endthereof to form legs and being bent upwardly and then rearwardly at the rear end thereof to form arms, and a second tubular member lying along the sides of said arms and being bent down at the rear thereof to form legs and being bent together beneath said frame portion at the front of said arms, said members being continuous between the ends of the legs formed thereby. V

6. Insa chaise lounge; a relatively long bottom part; a shorter back4 part inclined rearwardly from one end of saidbottom part; and leg means forming front and back legs and arm means for said lounge comprising tubular members secured together and to the side edges of said bottom and back, and forming a generally upwardly concave structure along each side of the lounge whereby a plurality of the lounges can be nested togetherfor stacking. the lower ends of the front and back legs formed by said members being respectively connected.

7. In a chaise lounge; a relatively long bottom part;y a shorter back part inclined rearwardly from one end o! said bottom part; leg means forming front and back legs and arm means for said lounge comprising tubular members secured together and to the side edges of said bottom and back, and forming a generally upwardly concave structure along each side of the lounge whereby a plurality of the lounges can be nested together for stacking, the lower ends of the front and back legs formed by said members being respectively connected; and a2 transverse brace extending transversely beneath the said bottom part and secured at each end to one of said arms.

ALICE ROTH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record vin the ville of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date D. 140,485 Salmon et al. Feb. 27, 1945 2,115,879 Rogers May 3, 1938 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 2,118 Great Britain 1 1887 440,278 France Apr. 30, 1912 774,614 France 'Sept. 24, 1934 

